Beautiful photos, Bridget. And beautiful thoughts and words to accompany such magical images. Yes, there is something about water. It’s nature’s own magic. It’s life-giving and life-affirming. It’s healing. It’s calming. Wellywoman, you’ve written my thoughts exactly – my dream has always been to live by the sea. I have always been drawn to the ocean. I feel like I’m ‘home’ when I’m near the ocean, walking along the beach, taking in its awesome power combined with its healing calmness and serenity. Thanks for sharing this with us, Bridget. I think I need to get in the car now and drive out to Strandhill,

My dream is to live by the sea. I can feel the pull of the sea at the moment. it’s been 2 months since we were by the coast and 6 weeks till our week in Cornwall. Can’t wait. I feel like a different person when I’m by the sea, it’s hard to describe. Thanks for the beautiful photos.

Water can be calming or exhilarating – my holidays wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Lakes or seaside. I used to visit the river near my childhood home and slide down the salmon trough x great fun that is not recommended these days!!

lovely photos Bridget, the sea is lovely I love it but sometimes too much water is well just too much, now is not a good time for collecting seaweed as it’s full of wee creatures better to collect seaweed in the winter months, Frances